Rain washed out the World Cup warm-up match between India and England in Guwahati on Saturday
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Rain washed out the World Cup warm-up match between India and England in Guwahati on Saturday
Rain on Saturday played spoilsport in a high-profile World Cup warm-up between hosts India and defending champions England with the match abandoned without a ball being bowled.
India skipper Rohit Sharma won the toss and elected to bat first but rain delayed the start and it kept pouring in the northeastern Indian city of Guwahati.
England, led by Jos Buttler, will hope that weather improves before their second warm-up against Bangladesh at the same venue on Monday.
India will play the Netherlands in their second warm-up in Thiruvananthapuram, which has also witnessed rain and a washout, on Tuesday.
The 50-over showpiece event will get underway in Ahmedabad with England taking on New Zealand at the world's biggest cricket stadium.
Playing XI
India: KL Rahul(WK), Ishan Kishan, Rohit Sharma(C), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Ravichandran Ashwin
England: Jonny Bairstow (WK/C), Jos Buttler, Harry Brook, Dawid Malan, Joe Root, Ben Stokes, Liam Livingstone, Moeen Ali, Sam Curran, Chris Woakes, Gus Atkinson, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood, Reece Topley, David Willey
Match Details:
Date: Saturday, September 30, 2023 09:30
Venue: Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati
Toss: India elected to bat
Officials Umpires: Saidharshan Kumar (India) Saiyed Khalid (India)Vinod Seshan (India TV)
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